China Statistics: China Facts & Figures
View China statistics for area, currency, employment, GDP, population, tourism and trade. Find facts and figures for China's trade, currency and demographics.
Total population: 1,355,692,576 (2014 estimate); 1,321,851,888 (2007 estimate); 1,338,299,500 (2010 estimate); 1,343,239,923 (2012 estimate); 1,379,302,771 (2017 estimate); 2022 - 1,425,179,569, a 0.09% decrease from 2021; 2023 - 1,422,584,933, a 0.18% decrease from 2022; 2024 - 1,419,321,278, a 0.23% decrease from 2023
Population density: 137/km² (2007); 140/km² (2010); 151/km² (2023)
Urban population: 33% (2007); 47% (2010); 50.6% (2011); 57.9% (2017); 64.5 % (2023)
Area: 9,596,961 km²
GDP per capita: $US 7,700 (2006 estimate); $US 7,600 (2010 estimate)*** $US 9,800 (2013 estimate); $US15,400 (2016 estimate)***; $US18,200 (2018 estimate)*** $US12,174 (2023 estimate)***
Ethnic groups: 91% Han Chinese*
Economic growth: 10.4% (2006); 10.3% (2010); 7.7% (2013); 6.7% (2016), 6.9% (2017), 5.2% (2023)
Unemployment: 4.3% (2006); 6.1% (2010); 4.1% (2013); 4% (2016), 3.9% (2017), 5.2% (2023)
Exports to S. Korea 4.6% (2006); 4.4% (2010); 4.1% (2013); 4.5% (2016); 3.9% (2017), 4.4% (2018)
Imports from S. Korea 11.6% (2006); 9.9% (2010); 9.4% (2013); 10% (2016)
Main export partner USA 21.4% (2006); USA 18% (2010); Hong Kong 17.4% (2013); USA 18.2% (2016), USA 19.2% (2018), ASEAN 15.2% (2023)
Tourism - visitors in 2006 (#CNTA Figures) 22,000,000; 49.1 million (2019), 27.5 million (2020); 82,000,000 (2023)
Principal cities & (populations):
Shanghai 20,000,000
Beijing 15,000,000
Hong Kong 7,300,000
Shenzhen 6,200,000
Tianjin 6,000,000
Xi'an 6,000,000
Shenyeng 6,000,000
Currency: Yuan CNY 元
Adulthood: 20
Biggest City: Shanghai
Cars: 31.6 million (2005 Estimate); 100 million (2010); 194 million (2016); 329 million (2023)
Driving: On the right
Electricity: 220v Flat 2 pin and/or flat and round 3 pin
Football Association: CFA (Chinese Football Association)
Government: Communist Republic
Highest Mountain: K2 (8,611 m/28,250 ft)
International access code: +86
Visitors to South Korea: 800,000 (2006)
Football League: Super League
Military: conscript, approx. 1.7 m (2006); 2.185 million active-duty personnel (2023)
National Soccer Team Uniform: Red (1st colors); White (2nd colors)
Number of landline telephones per 1000 people: 269 (2005 Estimate)
Pro soccer teams: 16 in the Chinese Super League (2015-2016)
Quakes: Yes
Ruling party: Chinese Communist Party
Stock market: Shanghai Stock Exchange; Hong Kong Stock Exchange HKEX
Telephone (land lines): 170 million (2023); 206.624 million (2016); 278.86 million (2012); 294.383 million (2010)
Telephone (mobiles): 1.78 billion (2023); 1.3 billion (2016); 1.1 billion (2012); 859 million (2010). (China is the country with the most mobile phones in the world)
Time: GMT+8
Video system: PAL
Wettest month in Beijing: August
Coldest month in Beijing: January
Internet users: 389 million (2009), 751,886,119 (2018), 1.09 billion (2023)
* Other ethnic groups in China include Zhuang (16.1 million), Manchu (10.6 million), Hui (9.8 million), Miao (8.9 million), Uyghur (8.3 million), Tujia (8 million), Yi (7.7 million), Mongol (5.8 million), Tibetan (5.4 million), Buyei (2.9 million), Dong (2.9 million), Yao (2.6 million), Korean (1.9 million), Bai (1.8 million), Hani (1.4 million), Kazakh (1.2 million), Li (1.2 million), and Dai (1.1 million).
Source: Wikipedia 2007
#CNTA - China National Tourism Administration
*** based on the current value of the US dollar
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